An image showing 'N24783; The 100 ton sheerlegs between nos. 13 and 14 Docks on the south side of No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, seen from west of No. 15 Dock. The cables holding up the sheerlegs have been released and they are about to hit the water in the basin. A crowd of men are watching the event from the quayside. The light cruiser Enterprise (1919) is in the left background berthed on the east side of the basin.'

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Demolition of 100 ton sheerlegs at No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

The 100 ton sheerlegs between nos. 13 and 14 Docks on the south side of No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, seen from west of No. 15 Dock. The cables holding up the sheerlegs have been released and they are about to hit the water in the basin. A crowd of men are watching the event from the quayside. The light cruiser Enterprise (1919) is in the left background berthed on the east side of the basin.

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Object details

ID:	N24783
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	18 March 1939
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm